Chapter 431: An Awkward Start
Now that he understands the intention of this banquet, Shi Lei generally knows what kind of attitude he should use to face it. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info When Thorn Shi came over and asked Shi Lei vaguely, what he thought about these things, and when he planned to advance and retreat with Shi Lei, Shi Lei simply expressed his thoughts.
In the general direction, everything on the ground in Guangzhou is fine as usual, Shi Lei will only take care of his own affairs on one acre and three points of land, and will not interfere in other things casually. In terms of the division of interests, the only requirement is to ensure that your own caravan has a sufficient share, of course, these will be taken out from the Dou family caravan.
However, the scale of the Shi family is limited, and the ability needs to be developed, so they will only take the share they can gnaw, and will not do things like eating more and occupying more.
As for the remaining shares of the Dou family, it depends on the opinions of the other noble representatives, they each rely on their abilities, and they can grab as many shares as they want, and Shi Lei will not mix them. And Thorn Shi also followed Shi Lei's pace, saying that there would be no change in his share, and he would not participate in the snatching of those shares given up by the Dou family.
In a compliment such as "Gao Feng Liang Festival", the guests who had eaten the reassuring pill were satisfied and ready to sharpen their knives and start on the business of the Dou family.
Everyone harvested what they wanted, except for the unlucky Dou family, who was completely excluded from the circle, everyone had a satisfied smile on their faces.
Soon after the banquet, Shi Lei saw the sincere welcome of the whole city of Guangzhou, and the title deed of a mulberry field with an area of 1,000 acres was sent to Shi Lei, and he was told that this was part of what he deserved.
As long as he is in his current position for one day, this mulberry forest with a lot of output will always belong to him, that is to say, this benefit is dedicated to honoring his position. Shi Lei also understands this unspoken rule, so he unceremoniously put away the title deed.
Along with this title deed, there were also mulberry farmers who specialized in serving this mulberry forest, as well as many local weavers who made a living from weaving. This saved Shi Lei a lot of trouble, although he had to give them a lot of wages and support these skilled workers, but Shi Lei was definitely willing.
The people he brought over this time are all elite soldiers, and they are all masters of fighting with one hundred, as well as those top elites of the special forces as foreign aid, whether it is by water or land, their skills are not bad, so in terms of force, Shi Lei is full of confidence as always.
It's just that for the big plan he wants to carry out, this bit of manpower can't even make waves, and the profession is not right.
They are more suitable for doing some murderous work, and they are not very qualified to be sailors or masons, and they are too big and useless, so they can only wait for the men sent from Chang'an to arrive before they can really carry out his plan.
And if there is really no matching manpower for this thousand acres of mulberry fields, Shi Lei can only be blind. Fortunately, the person who gave the gift was thoughtful enough, and this sincerity was also full, and by the way, Shi Lei's worries were solved.
Even the sale doesn't have to worry about Shi Lei, as long as the silk is made, naturally these merchants will buy it immediately, which is definitely a conscience benefit.
Shi Lei is not ambiguous, while there is still time now, don't delay the production of silkworm cocoons, quickly find someone to buy a sufficient number of ant silkworms, and after some careful transformation, they will be put into production.
With this thousand acres of mulberry fields, the largest silk production base under Shi Lei's hands is even if it is settled. I believe that this place will definitely bring him particularly rich benefits, because the quality of the special silk transformed by Shi Lei is more than one level higher than that of the common ones on the market in Datang.
Even if these merchants can't digest it, the spokespersons of those nobles are all knowledgeable, and they definitely don't mind doing a silk business by the way.
You must know that the silk of Shi Lei's family is also in short supply in Chang'an, and many powerful people have a soft spot for this luxurious and unusual special silk, so after these caravans buy it back, they definitely don't have to worry about the problem of sales.
It can even be said that if Shi Lei agrees to sell silk to them, it is definitely an act of giving them profits, Shi Lei's own family will only sell after making clothes, and he has never sold silk raw materials alone. These magnates must not break their heads on these special silks, at least not much less than the enthusiasm for dividing the ocean-going goods.
However, Shi Lei still realized a problem, that is, he still had too few people on hand. Even if the team from Chang'an is sent, at most it is to ensure the normal operation of such a trade route from Chang'an to Guangzhou. If Shi Lei wants to implement his plan in Guangzhou, he still has to recruit new people.
The expansion of the Shi family is too fast, this opportunity to seize the market and further expand, when it is placed in front of him, he finds that his own background is still too bad, and there will always be all kinds of constraints.
And when their own caravans came to Guangzhou with their fist products, the silk produced by their own families, as well as the fine porcelain that had been accumulated over the years, immediately conquered the bodies and minds of those merchants, and even the caravans of other noble families wanted to get a piece of the pie.
In Guangzhou, it is unrealistic to want to bring in a large amount of gold and silver, the mountains are high and the terrain is complicated, and those things are dead and heavy, who knows what will happen on the way.
Even if Guangzhou is a special case of Datang, allowing direct trading in gold and silver, bartering is still the majority. The Shijia caravan chose to barter directly with the merchants.
It's good to talk to other nobles, and after returning to Chang'an, you can clear both money and goods. After replacing the last copper plate brought by his family with the sought-after goods in the hands of the merchants, the Shijia caravan soon embarked on the road back again.
Except for a small number of caravan members who stayed in Guangzhou and made a distribution center similar to a warehouse, the rest of the people all ran back to Chang'an. As a result, Shi Lei's manpower that could be used to realize the plan has not increased at all, which makes people scratch their heads.
And in addition to the problem of manpower, which has not been alleviated at all, there is also a thorny problem that also plagues Shi Lei.
The house and boat that he planned to make a big move on had great requirements for funds, and the money he had now was almost not enough to start up.
All the materials and silver money brought by his caravan were exchanged for lucrative goods and shipped back, these things can indeed bring a lot of profits to his family, but the problem is that Shi Lei has cash on hand, but it has not increased at all, and he always has to keep some cash, so that he can take care of himself and his subordinates.
So now, Shi Lei has to face a very embarrassing situation, he has such a clear plan for the first time, and he wants to do something big with great ambition, but he has neither manpower nor money, this is called a fuck. (To be continued.) )